You don't choose a feat during character creation, one is simply tied to your background (which is what you choose). DnDBeyond applies the corresponding origin feat automatically upon background selection, it's not an additional step.
You do if: 1) you are human 2) you are using the legacy Custom Origin 3) you are using most any legacy background (custom or otherwise) 4) you are using the custom background rules from the DMG
So you do not if you only have the 2024 PHB per the title?
The 2024 PHB has humans, who get an origin feat as a species feature. (Not even "variant" this time around.)
But, per the actual topic, you are limited to Origin Feats (even with all the legacy or custom options), which don't include half feats.
If using any of the 2024 feats, they have a restriction of being level 4+, so I think even you found an option that was not restricted to Origin feats, you would also have to pick a half feat that hasn't been updated.
You don't choose a feat during character creation, one is simply tied to your background (which is what you choose). DnDBeyond applies the corresponding origin feat automatically upon background selection, it's not an additional step.
You do if: 1) you are human 2) you are using the legacy Custom Origin 3) you are using most any legacy background (custom or otherwise) 4) you are using the custom background rules from the DMG
So you do not if you only have the 2024 PHB per the title?
The 2024 PHB has humans, who get an origin feat as a species feature. (Not even "variant" this time around.)
But, per the actual topic, you are limited to Origin Feats (even with all the legacy or custom options), which don't include half feats.
The post that all of this was in response to was suggesting that someone might have gotten an unusually high ability score by taking a non-origin feat at character creation by mistake.
You don't choose a feat during character creation, one is simply tied to your background (which is what you choose). DnDBeyond applies the corresponding origin feat automatically upon background selection, it's not an additional step.
You do if: 1) you are human 2) you are using the legacy Custom Origin 3) you are using most any legacy background (custom or otherwise) 4) you are using the custom background rules from the DMG
This was a one-shot using exclusively 2024 rules, from the original post. As such, I highly doubt they were using custom backgrounds, and beyond that the only possibility for another feat is being Human, and the character builder restricts you to origin feats for that. Building a 2024 character in DnDBeyond there is no way to select a non-origin feat in the character builder, you would have to go into your character sheet afterwards and manually add one.
The post that all of this was in response to was suggesting that someone might have gotten an unusually high ability score by taking a non-origin feat at character creation by mistake.
The impression I got was that the character builder allowed them to assign the +2 and the +1 to the same attribute. I can confirm that the builder allows you to do it. I tested this out with Constitution on this character. (Apologies to any future readers if I have deleted it by the time you click the link.)
My understanding of the Point Buy mechanic the max a person can "buy" is 15.
You're background can add another +2 to a stat (and +1 to a different stat). Meaning the highest would now be 17.
At level 1, or even up to level 3, I don't understand how a person (without magic items) could have an 18. A one shot I was in tonight had 2 level 3 characters with a stat that was 18, and a level 4 character had a 20 INT. (I can understand the 20 if he had a level 18 INT before level 4... but I don't think that is possible according to PHB.
Am I misinterpreting something? Or is there some other way to get an 18?
(As a side note I know the stupid character builder on this will allow you to add +2 to a stat and then +1 to the same stat... but that seems like a bug to me because even the builder clearly tells you to "Increase one of these scores by 2 and another one by 1..." Really wish WotC cared enough about their products to follow their own rules.)
Absolutely there is a way to get 18, if you are lucky or even a couple of them if you are super lucky (2024 phb):
Random Generation.Roll four d6s and record the total of the highest three dice. Do this five more times, so you have six numbers.
My understanding of the Point Buy mechanic the max a person can "buy" is 15.
You're background can add another +2 to a stat (and +1 to a different stat). Meaning the highest would now be 17.
At level 1, or even up to level 3, I don't understand how a person (without magic items) could have an 18. A one shot I was in tonight had 2 level 3 characters with a stat that was 18, and a level 4 character had a 20 INT. (I can understand the 20 if he had a level 18 INT before level 4... but I don't think that is possible according to PHB.
Am I misinterpreting something? Or is there some other way to get an 18?
(As a side note I know the stupid character builder on this will allow you to add +2 to a stat and then +1 to the same stat... but that seems like a bug to me because even the builder clearly tells you to "Increase one of these scores by 2 and another one by 1..." Really wish WotC cared enough about their products to follow their own rules.)
Absolutely there is a way to get 18, if you are lucky or even a couple of them if you are super lucky (2024 phb):
Random Generation.Roll four d6s and record the total of the highest three dice. Do this five more times, so you have six numbers.
The OP specified they were using point buy, so noting you can do it by rolling isn’t really relevant.
You don't choose a feat during character creation, one is simply tied to your background (which is what you choose). DnDBeyond applies the corresponding origin feat automatically upon background selection, it's not an additional step.
You do if: 1) you are human 2) you are using the legacy Custom Origin 3) you are using most any legacy background (custom or otherwise) 4) you are using the custom background rules from the DMG
Only Origin Feats. And Human gets to choose an additional Origin Feat. Otherwise 2-4 are still limited with +2, +1 or +1 in three ability scores at character creation like everyone else.
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If using any of the 2024 feats, they have a restriction of being level 4+, so I think even you found an option that was not restricted to Origin feats, you would also have to pick a half feat that hasn't been updated.
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The post that all of this was in response to was suggesting that someone might have gotten an unusually high ability score by taking a non-origin feat at character creation by mistake.
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This was a one-shot using exclusively 2024 rules, from the original post. As such, I highly doubt they were using custom backgrounds, and beyond that the only possibility for another feat is being Human, and the character builder restricts you to origin feats for that. Building a 2024 character in DnDBeyond there is no way to select a non-origin feat in the character builder, you would have to go into your character sheet afterwards and manually add one.
The impression I got was that the character builder allowed them to assign the +2 and the +1 to the same attribute. I can confirm that the builder allows you to do it. I tested this out with Constitution on this character. (Apologies to any future readers if I have deleted it by the time you click the link.)
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My houserulings.
Absolutely there is a way to get 18, if you are lucky or even a couple of them if you are super lucky (2024 phb):
Random Generation. Roll four d6s and record the
total of the highest three dice. Do this five more
times, so you have six numbers.
The OP specified they were using point buy, so noting you can do it by rolling isn’t really relevant.
Only Origin Feats. And Human gets to choose an additional Origin Feat. Otherwise 2-4 are still limited with +2, +1 or +1 in three ability scores at character creation like everyone else.